Postgraduate Certificate in Product Innovation
Other Engineering
A course by
University of Canterbury
A postgraduate certificate offering advanced practical and theoretical skills in product innovation and design for a range of industries, suitable for graduates from any study background.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Ilam Campus, Christchurch
It will take a total of 6 months
Core skills this course teaches
Develop advanced product design skills
Gain practical and theoretical knowledge to create innovative products for a variety of industry sectors.
Engage in creative problem-solving
Apply systems thinking, research methods, and ethical frameworks to address challenges in product innovation.
Understand business and entrepreneurship
Acquire business fundamentals relevant to commercialising innovations or starting new ventures.
What You're Signing Up For
The Postgraduate Certificate in Product Innovation at UC provides advanced training in product creation across many industry sectors, including entertainment, homeware, cosmetics, IT, food, and healthcare. The programme focuses on growing innovative thinkers with advanced skills in design, entrepreneurship, and business, preparing graduates to create, critique, and implement innovative products or launch their own ventures. The programme offers core and elective courses, including business skills, ethics, systems thinking, and creative innovation practices.
Course Content
- Design Critique and Research Methods
- Design Ethics
- Systems Thinking for Product Design
- Marketing
- Innovation
- Design and Manufacture
- Bio-Inspired Design
- Development of Interdisciplinary Practice and Self
- Games for Health & Wellbeing
- Immersive Collaborative Play and Design
- Gamification for Enterprises
- Fragrance Design
- Special Topics in Cosmetic Product Formulation
- At least one 600-level business course
- Option for a 400-level approved course
What you need to know first
A bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) from any discipline
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Product Design
Engineering
Business
Manufacturing
Technology
Consumer Products
Future employment opportunities might be
Product Designer